Battling the Beast

The untold story of the fight to save Fort McMurray

In military battles, the people in charge describe something called “the fog of war.”

It’s a state of uncertainty that leaders often face when trying to calculate the strength of their foe’s position — and their own. The only way out of that fog is to move faster and be smarter than your opponent.

But what happens when that opponent has no strategy — just a white-hot breath that destroys and kills?